Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten

Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten
W.J.G. Karsten Credit: Wellcome Library
Born (1732-12-15)15 December 1732
Neubrandenburg
Died 17 April 1787(1787-04-17) (aged 54)
Halle an der Saale
Nationality German
Alma mater University of Rostock
Known for Complex logarithms
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions University of Halle

Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (15 December 1732 – 17 April 1787) was a German mathematician. In 1768, Karsten published a graphic representation of infinitely many logarithms of real and complex numbers.

References

  • Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews .
  • Wolfgang Engel. Angela Hartwig, Tilmann Schmidt (editors): Die Rektoren der Universität Rostock - 1419-2000. In: Beiträge zur Geschichte der Universität Rostock. Heft 23. Universitätsdruckerei Rostock-Universitätsarchiv 2000. ISBN 3-86009-173-5.
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